Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1693.5

HOMER BOSTWICK (1806-1883). A complete practical work on the nature and treatment of venereal diseases, and other affections of the genito-urinary organs of the male and female. New York: Burgess, Stringer, 1848. 348 p. ill., ports;

Beginning his career as a dentist, Bostwick began studying medicine in 1830 eventually earning his degree from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1837 and setting up a practice. He spent the latter part of his career as a prison physician. He worked on several medical publications, this work is one of his solo publications.